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Michigan
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1995
ST Association files
unfair labor practice
charges against CMU
By JENNIFER ACKERMAN
LIFE Staff Writer
The Supervisory Technical Association filed unfair labor practice
charges against the university earlier this week, but the university
denies all of its accusations.
In what the union chairman calls "blatant" violations, the charge
filed Tuesday with the Michigan Department of Labor claims that the
university has not followed terms of the bargaining agreement between
the university and the STs and that the administration has imposed
language before it was agreed upon.
They're inclined to believe that they can do whatever they want,"
said Bob Van Pelt, chairman of the union, which is affiliated with the
Michigan Education Association/National Education Association.
"They're not doing what they agreed to do, and we need to prevent it in
the future."
In the charge, the union stated that the university "refused to bargain over the form of the evaluation instrument used to assess the
performance of bargaining unit members, a mandatory unit of bargaining."
According to Rae Goldsmith, director of CMLTs Public Relations, the
administration contends that the university simply gave supervisors
some choices in how to measure employees' performances.
"It's not true that we have refused to bargain over the form," Goldsmith said. "We think that supervisors should be allowed to choose from
See LABOR Page 2
Only one candidate
steps forward to run
for SGA president
By MELISSA BALGENORTH
LIFE Assistant News Editor
and HEATHER N. La FAVE
LIFE Staff Writer
The possibility of a second
presidential ticket still remains
uncertain after the second Student Government Association
rules meeting Wednesday, but
there might be some interest.
Because only one team originally announced its candidacy at
the March 1 rules meeting,
Rebecca Bollenberg, SGA elections director and Mount Pleasant senior, scheduled another
meeting to round up more students interested in running for
office.
"It is ridiculous to have a student government election when
there is only one team running,7*
she said. "I set up the second
meeting to see if there was anyone else interested in running. I'd
like to see more people involved."
At the second meeting, Bollenberg announced her intentions to
run for SGA president, saying
she wanted to add some competition to the election. She offered to
resign from her position as elections director if she ran for office.
"I think SGA needs to be totally
restructured. I hope that I can
start to do that," Bollenberg said.
However, Bollenberg told
CM LIFE Thursday evening that
she will not be running for president, saying she had never confirmed her vice presidential running mate, nor made an official
announcement of her intentions
See SGA Page 14
Tuition waiver gets new life in House
Subcommittee also supports
3% funding hike for CMU
By TRACY TOMCZAK
LIFE Staff Wnter
Native Americans taking
advantage of the state's college
tuition waiver gained support in
the House of Representatives
this week as the program was
added back into the 1995-96
budget.
Gov. John Engler called for the
19-year-old program to be cut in
his proposed budget, but the
House Appropriations Higher
Education Subcommittee voted
to keep it intact Wednesday.
The subcommittee also
endorsed recommendations giving CMU a 3 percent funding
increase along with a $500,000
allotment to create a charter
schools training school, which
was part of Engler's budget.
Rep. Jim McBryde, who
serves as the subcommittee vice
chair, has been working to keep
the program, which provides tuition money to Native Americans
attending Michigan public universities, in the budget.
"I believe there is an obligation
the state has to continue it," said
McBryde, R-Mount Pleasant.
"There is the question of is the
program still relevant from the
standpoint of need," he said. "I
believe it is still needed."
Only 5 percent of Native
Americans receive per capita
payments from gaming revenues,
he said. The other 95 percent who
want to continue their education
generally have to leave their
reservation and are then unable
to utilize its opportunities, such
as jobs, he said.
Almost 2,700 students across
the state are taking advantage of
the tuition waiver, at a cost of
more than $3 million, according
to a House Republican press
release.
McBryde said members of the
sub-committee generally supported it although there was
much discussion about the program.
McBryde said he has talked
with several tribal leaders about
the possibility of putting restrictions on the program similar to
other scholarship programs. Currently, it has no restrictions,
See WAIVER Page 2
LIFE Photo ANDY KLEVOSN
FIDDLE
STICKS
Kurt Best, Dearborn Heights sophomore, and Bill Neckrock. Birmingham junior, enjoyed the sunshine
as they got fancy with their devil sticks Thursday afternoon in front of Park Library.
CMU close to
signing contract
with ARAMARK
The university might be just a few weeks away
from signing a long-term contract agreement with
ARAMARK food service corporation, according to
Thomas Trionfi.
ARAMARK has been working under a temporary
contact since it was selected to privately manage
CMLTs Dining Services in January, and will continue to do so until the final contract is signed,
according to administrators.
Trionfi, director of Purchasing, said the contract
is currently being reviewed by ARAMARK** attorneys and that a long-term contract might be signed
within the next lew weeks if the contract is
without making substantia] changes.
Trionfi said that when considering the complexi-
i of the contract agreement, it is not unusual that
the drafting of the final contract has continued since
January.
Paul Hayward, ARAMARK resident district
manager, said a contract should be implemented in
the near future.
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E-mail overload slows system
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Clogged-up
mainframe
could cost
$1M to correct
By ERIC GAERTNER
LIFE Staff Wnter
Electronic mail use has increased
approximately 50 percent since last
year, clogging up CMU*s mainframe
computer, a problem which could cost
the university $1 million to correct.
"Every available cycle in the computer
system is being used,'* said Tim Snellen-
berger, associate director of Computer
Services. "We would like to upgrade to a
faster, more appropriate system.*
A cycle is a space in the mainframe
computer in which certain kinds of data
are stored and used.
The university is working on projects
to free up cycles to quicken response
time, "but as soon as we free them up we
get more users," Snellenberger said.
"We have gotten everything out of the
mainframe we expected to need," Snellenberger said. "It is doing the job it is
supposed to, but the number of active
computer users here on campus is
increasing."
Response times will continue to slow
down as the number of e-mail users continues to increase, Snellenberger said.
CMU purchased its current mainframe, the IBM 3090/ 180T, in 1987. It I
was intended to be used for support of j
general purpose administrative,
instructional and research work. Now it
is also used by many more people for
e-mail and on-line services.
The increased usage is causing delay
problems for many users.
"The response time is extremely slow
when you do anything involved with the
mainframe," said Sharon Jackson,
administrative secretary for the philosophy department. "It is also slow getting
on to the mainframe."
Jackson said she believes the problem
stems not only from e-mail, but from the
fact that everyone's job is more involved,
with computer use on the mainframe.
Alice Tait, associate professor of journalism, agreed.
"It is hard, and it takes a long time to
dial on to the computer," Tait said. "I
don't have 30 minutes to an hour to get
on. I don't even use it any more."
See COMPUTER Page 7
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WEKKKNI).
•
TOURNAMENT
OF THEIR
OWN
CMU WRESTLERS
COMPETE IN NCAA
tourney in Iowa
v
SPORTS page 8
VOICES
AGAINST
HOMOPHOBIA
All-gat a cappella
vocal quartet plat
warriner tonight
V
ETCETERA page 12

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Michigan
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1995
ST Association files
unfair labor practice
charges against CMU
By JENNIFER ACKERMAN
LIFE Staff Writer
The Supervisory Technical Association filed unfair labor practice
charges against the university earlier this week, but the university
denies all of its accusations.
In what the union chairman calls "blatant" violations, the charge
filed Tuesday with the Michigan Department of Labor claims that the
university has not followed terms of the bargaining agreement between
the university and the STs and that the administration has imposed
language before it was agreed upon.
They're inclined to believe that they can do whatever they want,"
said Bob Van Pelt, chairman of the union, which is affiliated with the
Michigan Education Association/National Education Association.
"They're not doing what they agreed to do, and we need to prevent it in
the future."
In the charge, the union stated that the university "refused to bargain over the form of the evaluation instrument used to assess the
performance of bargaining unit members, a mandatory unit of bargaining."
According to Rae Goldsmith, director of CMLTs Public Relations, the
administration contends that the university simply gave supervisors
some choices in how to measure employees' performances.
"It's not true that we have refused to bargain over the form," Goldsmith said. "We think that supervisors should be allowed to choose from
See LABOR Page 2
Only one candidate
steps forward to run
for SGA president
By MELISSA BALGENORTH
LIFE Assistant News Editor
and HEATHER N. La FAVE
LIFE Staff Writer
The possibility of a second
presidential ticket still remains
uncertain after the second Student Government Association
rules meeting Wednesday, but
there might be some interest.
Because only one team originally announced its candidacy at
the March 1 rules meeting,
Rebecca Bollenberg, SGA elections director and Mount Pleasant senior, scheduled another
meeting to round up more students interested in running for
office.
"It is ridiculous to have a student government election when
there is only one team running,7*
she said. "I set up the second
meeting to see if there was anyone else interested in running. I'd
like to see more people involved."
At the second meeting, Bollenberg announced her intentions to
run for SGA president, saying
she wanted to add some competition to the election. She offered to
resign from her position as elections director if she ran for office.
"I think SGA needs to be totally
restructured. I hope that I can
start to do that," Bollenberg said.
However, Bollenberg told
CM LIFE Thursday evening that
she will not be running for president, saying she had never confirmed her vice presidential running mate, nor made an official
announcement of her intentions
See SGA Page 14
Tuition waiver gets new life in House
Subcommittee also supports
3% funding hike for CMU
By TRACY TOMCZAK
LIFE Staff Wnter
Native Americans taking
advantage of the state's college
tuition waiver gained support in
the House of Representatives
this week as the program was
added back into the 1995-96
budget.
Gov. John Engler called for the
19-year-old program to be cut in
his proposed budget, but the
House Appropriations Higher
Education Subcommittee voted
to keep it intact Wednesday.
The subcommittee also
endorsed recommendations giving CMU a 3 percent funding
increase along with a $500,000
allotment to create a charter
schools training school, which
was part of Engler's budget.
Rep. Jim McBryde, who
serves as the subcommittee vice
chair, has been working to keep
the program, which provides tuition money to Native Americans
attending Michigan public universities, in the budget.
"I believe there is an obligation
the state has to continue it," said
McBryde, R-Mount Pleasant.
"There is the question of is the
program still relevant from the
standpoint of need," he said. "I
believe it is still needed."
Only 5 percent of Native
Americans receive per capita
payments from gaming revenues,
he said. The other 95 percent who
want to continue their education
generally have to leave their
reservation and are then unable
to utilize its opportunities, such
as jobs, he said.
Almost 2,700 students across
the state are taking advantage of
the tuition waiver, at a cost of
more than $3 million, according
to a House Republican press
release.
McBryde said members of the
sub-committee generally supported it although there was
much discussion about the program.
McBryde said he has talked
with several tribal leaders about
the possibility of putting restrictions on the program similar to
other scholarship programs. Currently, it has no restrictions,
See WAIVER Page 2
LIFE Photo ANDY KLEVOSN
FIDDLE
STICKS
Kurt Best, Dearborn Heights sophomore, and Bill Neckrock. Birmingham junior, enjoyed the sunshine
as they got fancy with their devil sticks Thursday afternoon in front of Park Library.
CMU close to
signing contract
with ARAMARK
The university might be just a few weeks away
from signing a long-term contract agreement with
ARAMARK food service corporation, according to
Thomas Trionfi.
ARAMARK has been working under a temporary
contact since it was selected to privately manage
CMLTs Dining Services in January, and will continue to do so until the final contract is signed,
according to administrators.
Trionfi, director of Purchasing, said the contract
is currently being reviewed by ARAMARK** attorneys and that a long-term contract might be signed
within the next lew weeks if the contract is
without making substantia] changes.
Trionfi said that when considering the complexi-
i of the contract agreement, it is not unusual that
the drafting of the final contract has continued since
January.
Paul Hayward, ARAMARK resident district
manager, said a contract should be implemented in
the near future.
Section off street
dosed starting Mon.
N
ANJPACM «ERV. DR.
E-mail overload slows system
OTTAWA CT.
OJIOWAV CT.
/?=■
MERKIiy
BCD DOW
Clogged-up
mainframe
could cost
$1M to correct
By ERIC GAERTNER
LIFE Staff Wnter
Electronic mail use has increased
approximately 50 percent since last
year, clogging up CMU*s mainframe
computer, a problem which could cost
the university $1 million to correct.
"Every available cycle in the computer
system is being used,'* said Tim Snellen-
berger, associate director of Computer
Services. "We would like to upgrade to a
faster, more appropriate system.*
A cycle is a space in the mainframe
computer in which certain kinds of data
are stored and used.
The university is working on projects
to free up cycles to quicken response
time, "but as soon as we free them up we
get more users," Snellenberger said.
"We have gotten everything out of the
mainframe we expected to need," Snellenberger said. "It is doing the job it is
supposed to, but the number of active
computer users here on campus is
increasing."
Response times will continue to slow
down as the number of e-mail users continues to increase, Snellenberger said.
CMU purchased its current mainframe, the IBM 3090/ 180T, in 1987. It I
was intended to be used for support of j
general purpose administrative,
instructional and research work. Now it
is also used by many more people for
e-mail and on-line services.
The increased usage is causing delay
problems for many users.
"The response time is extremely slow
when you do anything involved with the
mainframe," said Sharon Jackson,
administrative secretary for the philosophy department. "It is also slow getting
on to the mainframe."
Jackson said she believes the problem
stems not only from e-mail, but from the
fact that everyone's job is more involved,
with computer use on the mainframe.
Alice Tait, associate professor of journalism, agreed.
"It is hard, and it takes a long time to
dial on to the computer," Tait said. "I
don't have 30 minutes to an hour to get
on. I don't even use it any more."
See COMPUTER Page 7
FTTT3
WEKKKNI).
•
TOURNAMENT
OF THEIR
OWN
CMU WRESTLERS
COMPETE IN NCAA
tourney in Iowa
v
SPORTS page 8
VOICES
AGAINST
HOMOPHOBIA
All-gat a cappella
vocal quartet plat
warriner tonight
V
ETCETERA page 12